Archives for: October 2006

Table Talk


31st October 2006
Our partners at Learn Texas Holdem have written a fantastic article about table talk. It takes nerves of steel to talk to your opponents in the middle of the hand. Are you giving away too much information? Is your silence making you miss a chance to i… more »

Suited Connectors Strategy in No Limit HoldEm


30th October 2006
Pros love playing suited connectors in no limit Texas hold em. So do amateurs. They can also be extremely profitable when played against traditional, tight starting cards like big pairs and high unpaired cards like AK, AQ, and KQ. However, the best pa… more »

Soren Turkewitsch wins N.A. Poker Championship


30th October 2006
Filed under: Tournaments, Casinos & Card Rooms, World Poker Tour, CanadaThe 2006 North American Poker Championship has wrapped in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, and there is a new millionaire in our midst. Soren Turkewitsch claimed the bracelet, a $… more »

Reminder -- Mondays at the Hoy Online Poker Tournament Tonight


30th October 2006
Filed under: Bloggers, Tournaments, Online Games, No Limit Texas HoldemThis is just a quick reminder to everyone out there who reads Cardsquad that tonight is the weekly Mondays at the Hoy tournament on Pokerstars. As always on Monday nights, we will pla… more »

WPBT 7-Card Stud Tournament -- Results


30th October 2006
Filed under: Bloggers, Tournaments, Online Games, Stud, WPBT Byron hosts the WPBT tournament series bi-weekly on Sunday evenings, now alternating Sundays with Miami Dons Blogger Big Game in fact, and Byron once again did a stellar job drawing the big nam… more »

What You can do to Support Online Poker


23rd October 2006
Link.Possibly the most effective method to voice your displeasure is to write a personalized letter to your local representative. While the prospect of writing a letter may seem intimidating and pointless, it is actually the complete opposite - Congressm… more »

Books That Will Improve Your Seven Card Stud Game


20th October 2006
Todays Gambling-Win.com submission alerts readers to a series of books that can substantially improve their seven card stud poker game.There are a ton of books out there on Texas Hold’em today thanks to the poker explosion. Many players tend to forget th… more »

Small Town Poker Tour joins WPA


19th October 2006
(Press Release) The World Poker Association (WPA), the non-profit governing body of tournament poker worldwide, announced today the induction of its Third organizational member, The Small Town Poker Tour. "The WPA is serious about creating a worldwide vo… more »

Indiana Law Enforcement Busts Poker Game


19th October 2006
Link.In what seems to be a recurring theme across the United States, East Chicago (Indiana) police broke up what they called a high stakes poker game in an apartment in the city. Twelve people were arrested for gambling and an unspecified amount of cash… more »

WSOP May Be Affected by New Online Poker Legislation


16th October 2006
Im posting an excerpt of this article because I find the topic interesting. However, I disagree that the WSOP is dependent on online gambling for its survival. Even though we may see the total number of main event entries decrease from the all-time hig… more »

The Check-Raise


13th October 2006
Our partners at Gambling-Win.com have given us a breakdown of the best usage and timing of the check-raise.A valuable tool in your poker repertoire is the check-raise (also called “sandbagging”). A check- raise, where you let someone else bet for you so… more »

NBC Announces New Late Night Poker Show


12th October 2006
Link.NBC invites viewers into the exclusive Las Vegas poker scene with its new late night show, Poker After Dark, which debuts Jan. 2 at 2 a.m. ET. The nightly hourlong show will be hosted by one of poker’s most recognizable faces, Hiatt. It will air Mo… more »

Alex Jacob Wins U.S. Poker Championship


10th October 2006
Link.Poker phenom Alex Jacob captured his first major title Saturday, winning $878,000 in the 2006 United States Poker Championships $10,000 Main Event. Jacobs victory in one of the countrys largest non-tour tournaments solidifies his standing as one of… more »

Why Arent I Winning at Online Poker?


07th October 2006
Todays featured article is from our partner, Gambling-Win.com.You might have read Super/System and Sklansky. Youve put in a lot of hours at the virtual poker table. You can always point out your friends mistakes when you watch them play. Yet somehow at t… more »

Full Tilt Poker issues letter about H.R. 4411


05th October 2006
Link. The letter summarizes the current events taking place in the U.S. with regards to Internet gambling law, outlines the measures it is taking to research and clarify the new legal situation, and assures players that Full Tilt will remain open to U.S.… more »

Learning from Allan Cunningham


04th October 2006
Now that the World Series of Poker Main Event has finally been broadcast in entirety, I feel comfortable posting about strategies and tips learned from the biggest two weeks in poker. FullTilt Poker columnist Jay Greenspan has written an article both pr… more »